The Hawking, Stephen William 1942-2018 text bibliography nyu New York Norton c2002 2002 First edition. monographic eng

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220 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Where the science of black holes, gravitational waves, and time travel will likely lead us, as reported by spacetime's most important theoreticians and observers. Welcome to spacetime / Richard Price -- Can we change the past? / Igor Novikov -- Chronology protection: Making the world safe for historians / Stephen W. Hawking -- Spacetime warps and the quantum world: Speculations about the future / Kip S. Thorne -- On the popularization of science / Timothy Ferris -- The physicist as novelist / Alan Lightman. specialized Stephen W. Hawking ... [et al.] ; introduction by Richard Price. Originaludgave: 2002 Indhold: Richard Price: Introduction: Welcome to spacetime. Igor Novikov: Can we change the past? Stephen W. Hawking: Chronology protection: Making the world safe for historians. Kip S. Thorne: Spacetime warps and the quantum world: Speculations about the future. Timothy Ferris: On the popularization of science. Alan Lightman: The physicist as novelist Includes bibliographical references and index. Space and time Espacio y tiempo Cosmología QC 173.59 F996 2002 QC173.59.S65 0393020223 9780393020229 ZWZ 030703 20230410132759.0 spa